Xtrend ET7500 User manual

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Introduction
Dear customer,
Thank you for choosing Xtrend.
This user manual will assist you to install the Xtrend box successfully and to get familiar with numerous
features.
The Xtrend ET7500 and ET7000 is a new generation of Full HD Linux receiver with 2,000 DMIPS, 512MB DDR3,
and an eSATAp port, which you can also use as an USB port. You can experience unlimited possibilities with the
new Xtrend receivers.
The ET7500 and ET7000 allow you to experience various features such as web browser, media player, HbbTV,
and other multimedia features.
In order to extend your experience, you can install various plugins on your Xtrend box.
We strongly recommend reading the user manual before using your Xtrend box.
For any further questions, please visit http://www.et-view.net
We wish you a great experience with your Xtrend Box.
Best regards,
Xtrend Team

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Table of Contents
(A) Safety Instructions...................................................................................................................................3
(B) Main Features .........................................................................................................................................5
(C) Specification ............................................................................................................................................6
(D) Packaging Contents ..................................................................................................................................7
(E) Product Description.................................................................................................................................9
(F) Smartcard Reader & CI ............................................................................................................................13
(G) Remote Control .....................................................................................................................................15
(H) Basic Installation ...................................................................................................................................17
1. Installation of Satellite dish or Cable/Terrestrial connection ............................................................... 17
2. Connecting the TV (and VCR)................................................................................................................ 18
(I) Replacing Tuner (For ET7500).................................................................................................................20
(J) Turn on Xtrend ET7000/ET7500.. ...........................................................................................................22
1. Choose Video input selection........................................................................................................... 22
2. Language Selection ......................................................................................................................... 23
3. Configuring Basic Setup ................................................................................................................... 23
4. Check the internet connection ....................................................................................................... 24
5. Configuring Tuner A and Tuner B (ET7500 inlcudes Tuner B Slot) ............................................... 25
6. Automatic & Manual Scan ............................................................................................................. 27
(K) System Configuration –Network-Setup ................................................................................................29
(L) Mounting HDD (For ET7500)..................................................................................................................31
(M) Download and Install Plugins ...............................................................................................................33
(N) GNU General Public License..................................................................................................................34

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(A) Safety Instructions
This Linux Set-Top-Box has been designed and manufactured in compliance with EU consumer safety
requirements (CE). Please read the following safety precautions carefully.
1. Connecting Power
●This product operates only in the range of AC 100V~250V and 50Hz/60Hz. Please check first your power
supply to see if it fits this range.
●Please be noted that you need to disconnect from the mains before you start any maintenance or
installation procedures.
●Make sure that the power cord is placed in a position where it is easy to unplug it from the mains in an
emergency.
2. Overloading
●Do not overload a wall outlet, extension cord or adapter as this may cause electrical fire or shock.
3. Liquid
●This product is not water-proof and should not be exposed to dripping, splashing, or any type of liquid.
●No objects filled with liquid such as vases shall be placed on the product.
●Please do not clean the product with wet cloth, which may cause a short circuit.
●No wet objects should be placed near the product.
4. Ventilation
●Allow a sufficient space between the product and other objects to make sure air ventilation of the
product.
●Do not block the top or rear of the product with an object, which will close the ventilation holes and lead
to a high temperature of the system. This may cause a failure of the product.
●Do not stack other electronic devices on top of the product.
●Do not insert any kind of pointed objects like screw, gimlet, etc. into the ventilation holes of the product.
This will damage the product.
5. Connecting the Satellite Cable
●Disconnect the power of the product before you connect the satellite cable to the product. Otherwise, it
may cause damage to the LNB.
6. Grounding
●The LNB must be earthed to the system earth for the satellite dish.
7. Location
●Place the product indoor.
●Do not expose the product to rain, sun or lightening.
●Do not place the product near any heat appliances as a radiator.
●Ensure that there is more than 10 cm distance from any electrical devices & wall.

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8. Lightening, Storm or Not In Use
●Unplug the product and disconnect the antenna cable during a thunderstorm or lightening, especially
when left unattended and unused for a long period of time. This will prevent possible damages from
power surges or lightening.
9. Replacement of Parts
●Unauthorized part replacements, especially by one who is not a qualified technician may result in
damage to the product.
●Ensure that when part replacements are necessary qualified technicians perform the task using the
components specified by the manufacturer.
10. Hard Disk Drive
●Do not move the product or turn the power off suddenly while the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is still running.
This may result in damage to the HDD and thus the system.
●The company shall not be liable for any corruption of data on the HDD caused by careless use or misuse
of users.
11. Battery
●There is danger of explosion if batteries are incorrectly replaced.
●Replace batteries only with the same or equivalent type.
‘WEEE’ Symbol instructions
This product should not be disposed with other house hold wastes at the end of its working life.
Please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of
material resources. This will help prevent harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste
disposal.
Dolby Digital: Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. ‘Dolby’ and the ‘double-D’ symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
MP3: MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson

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(B) Main Features
ET7000/ET7500
2,000 DMIPS CPU Processor
1 x integrated DVB-S2 Tuner (ET7000)
1 x integrated DVB-S2 Tuner and 1 x Plug & Play tuner slot for DVB-C, DVB-S2, or hybrid DVB-T2 Tuner
(ET7500)
Resolution: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i
Digital tone with AC-3-support via S/PDIF
12 Digit-Dot Matrix VFD (ET7500)
eSATAp + USB Port in one (eSATAp Port provides power supply for external eSATA hard drives)
1 x Common Interface
1 x Smartcard Reader (ET7000)
2 x Smartcard Reader (ET7500)
Power Touch-button with 2 LED (ET7500)
User-friendly Linux Menu system
Various Channel editing programs
(Favorite, lock, rename, delete, and sort)
Fully compatible with MPEG2/4 and DVB-S/S2
Easy and fast Software-Upgrade via USB or Internet
512MB DDR 3/256MB Nand Flash
10/100MB Ethernet Interface
2.5” internal HDD Support (ET7500)
HDMI CEC Support
Unicable Support
Play Multimedia files in HD quality.
EPG Support
 Multi LNB support via DiSEqC 1.0, 22 kHz
 Video connections: HDMI, RCA

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(C) Specification
Property
ET7000
ET7500
CPU/Memory
CPU
2,000 DMIPS
2,000 DMIPS
Nand Flash
256MB
256MB
DDR 3
512MB
512MB
FRONT PANEL
Display
2-LED
VFD(dot Matrix)
I/O PORTS
USB
1 port
1 port
SMART CARD
1 port
2 port
CI SLOT
X
1 port
BUTTON
1 port
1 port(Touch/2led)
IR
1 port
1 port
REAR PANEL
I/O PORTS
Power
Adapter (12V 2A)
Adapter (12V 2A)
CI SLOT
1 port
X
RCA AV Out
CVBS
CVBS
Audio R/L
Audio R/L
S/PDIF
OPTICAL
OPTICAL
Tuner
1xFixed
1xFixed +
1xPlug&Play
LAN(RJ45)
1Port(10/100M)
1Port(10/100M)
e-SATAP/USB 2.0
1 port
1 port
HDMI Output
1 port
1 port
HDD
X
2.5"
Dimension (L x W x H)
211 x170x 40mm
260x213x45mm

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(D) Packaging Contents (ET7000)
Please check all package contents before using your product.
●STB
●Remote Control
●Batteries
●User Manual
●DC Power Adapter

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Packaging Contents (ET7500)
Or
Please check all package contents before using your product.
●STB
●Remote Control
●Batteries
●User Manual
●DC Power Adapter
●Sata Cable
●HDD bracket (installed)
●Screws for HDD

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(E) Product Descriptions
Front Panel (ET7000)
1. Power : Sets your Xtrend box into standby mode
2. 2 LED : Red LED will be displayed when booting/ Green LED will be displayed during operation
3. Smartcard reader slot: Insert a Smartcard
4. USB: Connect a USB storage device

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Product Descriptions
Front Panel (ET7500)
1. Power : Sets your Xtrend box into standby mode
2. Display: Displays the current menu information. 12 character dot matrix VFD.
3. USB : Connect a USB storage device
4. CI Module slot: Insert a CAM
5. Smartcard reader slot: Insert 2 Smartcards

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Rear Panel (ET7000)
1. CI Module slot: Insert a CAM
2. On/Off Switch: Power on/off.
3. Power Input : Connect DC Power Adapter
4. TUNER : DVB-S/S2 integrated
5. Composite (CVBS, L, R) : Video/Audio connection via RCA
6. S/PDIF : Digital Output
7. e-SATAp : Connect external E-SATA device or USB-storage device
8. Ethernet Port : Connect LAN connection 10/100 Mbit
9. HDMI out : HDMI output to connect to your Television

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Rear Panel (ET7500)
1. TUNER B : Plug & Play Tuner Slot for DVB-C/T/T2/S/S2
2. TUNER A : Single Tuner DVB-S/S2 integrated
3. Ethernet Port : Connect LAN connection 10/100 Mbit
4. HDMI out : HDMI output to connect to your Television
5. e-SATAp : Connect external E-SATA device or USB-storage device
6. Composite (CVBS, L, R) : Video/Audio connection via RCA
7. S/PDIF : Digital Output
8. POWER input : Connect DC Power Adapter
9. On/Off Switch: Power on/off.

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(F) Smartcard Reader & CAM
ET7000 provides a Smartcard Reader slot and ET7500 provides two Smartcard Reader slots.
Insertion of Smartcard
①Open the door on the right.
②Insert Smartcard as the image below
[ET7000]
[ET7500]

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Insertion of CAM (Conditional Access Module)
ET7000 & ET7500 provide a CI slot.
①Insert a Smartcard into the CAM as in the image below
②Once the Smartcard inserted into the CAM, insert the CAM into the CI slot
[ET7000]
[ET7500]

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(G) Remote Control -Type A (ET7000/ET7500)
0. Power: puts your Xtrend box to standby mode
1. Mute: tone off/on
2. Function: function button
3. TV: zap to TV Mode
4. Portal: ET-Portal
5. Radio: zap to Radio Mode
6. Number field
7. One step backward/delete text
8. One step forward/skip text
9. Text: displays videotext
10. Subtitle: displays subtitle
11. Audio: select Audio Track
12. Color buttons: Functional buttons that is defined
respectively by the feature of menu.
Red: activates HbbTV Web browser
(HbbTV Plugin must be installed)
Green: configurable
Yellow: select Audio Track
Blue: choose extensions
13. Menu : displays main menu
14. Exit: Exit
15. Arrow buttons
Left: Channel ▼-
Right: Channel ▲+
Up: displays bouquet list/channel list
Down: displays bouquet list/channel list
16. OK : confirm
17. Info: displays information of the current program
18. EPG: displays Electronic Program Guide
19. VOL+/-: Volume ▲+ ▼–
20. CH+/-: Channel ▲+ ▼-
21. Back: back to previous channel
22. LIST: Film archive
23. Help : displays the function of remote control
24. ◀◀ : Fast skip
25. ▶▶ : Fast skip
Timer: program a Timer event
26. ▶▶ : Fast forward)
27. ◀◀ : Fast rewind
28. STOP: s top playing media files/recordings
29. REC: record button
30. ▶ll : Play & Pause : Plays and pauses selected media files

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Remote Control - Type B (ET7000/ET7500)
0. Power: switch the receiver to stand-by mode.
1. STB: switch the remote control to receiver mode.
2. Number field
3. < : Navigates left on the menu options or delete
4. << : Fast Rewind
5. ▶ll : Play and Pause
6. MENU: displays the main menu.
7. Information: Displays the service information box.
8. VOL +/-: Adjusts the audio volume.
9. BACK: back to previous channel
10. Mute: Mutes the audio.
11. 4 Color Keys:
Red: activates HbbTV Web browser
(Only on channels which provide HbbTV services) .
Green: configurable
Yellow: select Audio Track
Blue : selection extensions
12. F1 : Assign a key function of your own
13. Timeshift: Used to start Timeshift function.
14. Timer : program a Timer event
15. TEXT: displays videotext
16. TV : Zap to TV mode
17. F2: Assign a key function of your own
18. List: Displays the list stored on HDD if any.
19. PIP: Activates Picture-in-Picture mode if this feature is available
20. Audio: Displays the audio track option to choose (e.g. AC3, Stereo)
21. Radio: Zap to radio mode
22. TV: Switch the remote control to Television mode
(TV brand codes for this RCU can be found at www.et-view.net)
23. >> : Fast Forward
24. Stop: Stops playing and goes to the live mode.
25. EXIT: Exit
26. Navigation Keys:
Left: Channel ▼-
Right: Channel ▲+
Up: displays bouquet list/channel list
Down: displays bouquet list/channel list
27. EPG: Displays the Electronic Program Guide
28. CH +/- : Navigates through the channel list
29. F3 : Assign a key function of your own
30. HDMI Rx (For ET10000 only): Switch to HDMI input mode
31. V-Key: Recalls Virtual Keyboard
32. Subtitle: displays subtitle
33. Help: displays the feature of the remote control

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(H) Basic Installation
This chapter explains the installation of the Xtrend box. For information about installing devices
such as the satellite dish, LNB, see the corresponding manuals of the manufacturer. When installing a new
device, please refer to this basic installation chapter.
1. Installation of Satellite dish or Cable/Terrestrial connection
One of the first steps is to connect satellite cable(s) to STB in order to gain optimal signal quality. You can either
choose one of the following connection methods depending on the equipment you have.
A. ET7500 Tuner A & B
If you have received the ET7500 with a built-in Plug & Play DVB-S2 tuner, you can connect 2x Satellite connections
to Tuner B / RF IN and Tuner A / RF IN as the image below
B. ET7000 integrated DVB-S/S2
The ET7000 has a built-in DVB-S/S2 tuner which allows you to connect a Satellite connection on Tuner A / RF IN.
C. ET7500 Plug and Play DVB-S/S2 Tuner: Tuner B Loop-through/RF OUT
If you have only one Satellite connection, you can connect your Satellite cable on Tuner B / RF IN. You can now
connect a loop-through cable to Tuner B / RF OUT and the other end to Tuner A / RF IN.
D. ET7500: Plug & Play DVB-C or DVB-T2 tuner
If you have a terrestrial or Cable connection, you can install a Plug & Play DVB-C or a hybrid DVB-T2 tuner on the
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2. Connecting the TV (and VCR)
STB provides a variety of audio/video connection methods.
A. Connecting TV via HDMI Cable
Connect your ET7500/ET7000’s HDMI output with a HDMI Cable to your Television’s HDMI input.

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B. Television with RCA
If you connect your Xtrend the box via audio / video (also called RCA) please follow the graphic shown below. The
individual connections are color coded for both the TV and the Xtrend box. Note that if you use Component for
connecting an additional audio output for the audio connection must be used.
C. Dolby Digital amplifier
The Xtrend box has an optical output (AC3). You can choose the Dolby Digital amplifier using an optical cable.
(Follow the graphic shown below)

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(I) Replacing Tuner (For ET7500)
The Xtrend ET7500 offers as standard a built-in DVB-S/S2 tuner with an additional tuner slot. The Plug and Play
DVB-S/S2, DVB-C and DVB-T/T2/C tuners are all pluggable. To protect your Electronic from unwanted static
discharges, they should be carefully handled only by the edge of the board.
Instruction
A. Disconnect the power connection from your ET7500
B. Remove 5 screws of the top cover -> Remove the screws by turning them counterclockwise(Refer image
in Figure 1 below)
C. Remove the top cover by sliding backwards (Refer image in Figure 2 below)
D. Remove screws of tuner bracket -> remove the screws by turning them counterclockwise (Refer image in
Figure 3 below)
E. Gently remove the tuner from the main board if there are any installed
F. After your desired DVB-S/-S2, DVB-C, or hybrid DVB-T2 tuner has been replaced, tighten the tuner
bracket with the a screw and put the top cover on again -> tighten the top cover with the screws by
turning them clockwise
[Figure 1]